The death of former rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves, who went missing in America over a year ago, has been confirmed by his family. St.Helens R.F.C. The club moved from the City Ground in 1890 where they had shared with St Helens Recs when neither were members of the Northern Rugby Football Union. [67] [157] He was sacked for gross misconduct a week later. In 2012, the club moved into their new home at Langtree Park. [233][234] However, the derby is often noted for its bad behaviouron and off the field. Despite working with hundreds of players both in the Super League and the NRL, Holbrook believes that there is no one as "reliable" as the Saints captain. "Former Saints, Widnes and Leigh hooker Eric Hughes has died", "Agnatius Paasi: Tonga prop signs two-year St Helens deal", BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_St_Helens_R.F.C._players&oldid=1134940357, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Drafted in for one game when the first team went on strike, Drafted in when Saints 1st team went on strike, The first black player for England RU, and later for St Helens, This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 16:41. The praise for Roby isn't just limited to those who have played with him at club level, with former Wigan captain and Roby's England team-mate, Sean O'Loughlin, describing his playing style as "flawless". "Some players are quality on a club level and it is a privilege to get to know them and play with them for England and he was everything I thought he would be on the international stage: unassuming in the way he went about his business but with a level of skill that goes under the radar. Their support is also not restricted to the town, with bases in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Northamptonshire, the South and North Wales. St Helens finished the 2021 Super League season in second place on the table. [122] Neil Holding with the crucial, match-winning drop-goal. More early examples of players that made the grade following on form their stints in the academy and reserves (previously known as the "St Helens Colts") include Steve Prescott,[209] Paul Forber,[210] Gary Connolly,[211] and Chris Arkwright. Keiron Cunningham played for the Saints for 16 seasons from 1994 to 2010. The team then won again under the new St Helens name in 2021.. Bradford Bulls. St Helens won the Challenge Cup for the first time in 13 years as they overturned a half-time deficit to beat Castleford. FT. HT 6-12. Now, however, it can be argued that Saints look to make them internationals, with no less than five of the current St Helens squad's youth products having gone on to represent either Great Britain or England or both. After the commitments of the Second World War, St Helens still found it hard to compete, and the trend of finishing as a midtable side was once more apparent. This article is about the English rugby league team. Also in rugby league there are no rucks, mauls, or line-outs. This was also the first jersey to feature the famous stickman of St Helens insignia. [104] In the same year, St Helens lost to Eastern Suburbs in an unofficial World Club Challenge Final by 25 points to 2. [3] The first match of the new code was an 83 win at home to Rochdale Hornets before 3,000 spectators, Bob Doherty scoring St Helens' first try. [88], The 1970s were also seen as a successful spell for St Helens, as they reached three Challenge Cup finals in the period. [188] In light of these decisions, neither Cunningham nor Potter halted their personal and the St Helens team quest for success; shown by their tenth successive semifinal appearance in the Challenge Cup. In Super League Grand Finals, St Helens and Bradford met twice, in 1999 and 2002, St Helens again winning all encounters. The fixture was played at the Saints temporary home at Widnes. only to lose out to the Leeds Rhinos in the final, 1810, making the Leeds Rhinos the only team to win the Grand Final three times consecutively. [123] Nothing was achieved in the next two seasons,[124][125] including a defeat in the 1989 Challenge Cup Final[126] and Murphy stood down as coach. St Helens R.F.C. [137][138] In 2023 they then beat Penrith Panthers 13-12 in Australia to win it for a third time. Murphy was succeeded by Mike McClennan in February 1990. Established in 1873 the St Helens based side are one of the most successful teams in British Rugby League history. With assistant coach Kieron Purtill also leaving, the coaching reins were taken up by youth coach Mike Rush for the remainder of the 2012 season, with Keiron Cunningham acting as his assistant. [288] Previous main sponsors have included St Helens Glass (198687, 200001), McEwan's Lager (198798), John Smith's (1999), Caledonia (2002), Comodo (2003), All Sports (200405), Earth money (200607), Pilkington Activ (200809), Frontline (2010), Medicash (2011), Typhoo (2012 - 2016), RCMA Group (2017), and Cash Converters[289] (2018 - 2021). international players, "1905/1906 Northern Football Union League Table", "1906/1907 Northern Football Union League Table", "1907/1908 Northern Football Union League Table", "1908/1909 Northern Football Union League Table", "1909/1910 Northern Football Union League Table", "1910/1911 Northern Football Union League Table", "1911/1912 Northern Football Union League Table", "1912/1913 Northern Football Union League Table", "1918/1919 Northern Football Union League Table", "1919/1920 Northern Football Union League Table", "1920/1921 Northern Football Union League Table", "1921/1922 Northern Football Union League Table", "1922/1923 Northern Football Union League Table", "1923/1924 Northern Football Union League Table", "1924/1925 Northern Football Union League Table", "1925/1926 Northern Football Union League Table", "Saints Coaching Register-see General Pages, then Coaches and Others", "1970/71 European Championship Final 1st Leg", "1970/71 European Championship Final 2nd Leg", "2005 Super League Play-offs Final Eliminator", "St Helens vs. Catalans As It Happened FC", "2008 Super League Play-offs Qualifying Final", "St Helens vs. Huddersfield CC match report", "Royce Simmons the surprising front-runner to take over at St Helens", "Cunningham Finds Permanent Place With His Saints", "Potter: Semi-Final Continues Saints Success", "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off", "Super League semi-final: Warrington beat St Helens 1813 to reach Grand Final", "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield", "St Helens 236 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final as it happened", "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens", "How St Helens players have celebrated their first Challenge Cup win in 13 years", "Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review", "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row", "St Helens sink Leeds to win record fourth consecutive Grand Final", "St Helens win 'Battle of the Red V' against St George Illawarra Dragons", "Penrith Panthers lick their wounds after World Club Challenge loss to St Helens", "Dan Brotherton signs for Saints RL that is! [175] James Graham, on a positive note, made it a hattrick of exBlackbrook Royals to win the Man of Steel Award whilst playing for St Helens. This was Mizuno's first design, taking over from Stag. This is the official website of St.Helens R.F.C., Betfred Super League Champions 2019 2020 2021 2022. [53], The club's fortunes that had seen them be successful so rarely the decade previous did not change in the 1940s. [71] In 1981, the club changed colours again, albeit temporarily, when Umbro designed and manufactured a Frenchstyle jersey of blue, with a white and red V. These colours were donned for two years, before the traditional colours were reverted to. Clubs such as Thatto Heath and Blackbrook Royals have produced many of the former and current superstars in St Helens' squads over the years, and continue to do so. @Saints1890 The OFFICIAL Twitter feed of the current World Club Champions and #FOURmidable @SuperLeague Champions | Saints Women: @saints1890women | #COYS Sports, Fitness & Recreation St.Helens saintsrlfc.com Joined November 2009 672 Following 115.3K Followers Replies Media In their rugby football days and early years as a rugby league club, St Helens wore a vertically striped blue and white jersey with blue shorts and socks. Keiron Cunningham. During his tenure the club won one league title (1996),[139] a year in which he was named Super League's coach of the year, and enjoyed backtoback successes over Bradford in the Challenge Cup (1996[140] and 1997[141]). In July, they beat Super League rivals, Bradford,[167] to reach the first Challenge Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium. St Helens R.F.C. They beat Salford 19-12, to reach their 4th consecutive Grand Final. Chisnall died aged 64 in St Helens. [283] 2011 saw the Puma contract expire, and Australian manufacturing giants ISC take over the making of the jerseys. This accolade recognises the best team in any sport within the United Kingdom. ExSt Helens captain and prop-forward Alan Prescott took over from Jim Sullivan as head coach in 1959. In the 1961 Challenge Cup final against Wigan, the strip still seen todaythe famous red Vwas first utilised. with the fans, a kit that featured a white dropdown V with a black and red mesh design at the bottom of the jersey. [154] In this season, they failed to win a trophy after being knocked out of the Challenge Cup by Leeds at the semifinal stage, and the Super League playoffs by Wigan at the same stage. This was used until 1996, when, with the implement of Super League into the British rugby league calendar, Saints chose to display a badge that featured an overlapping "S" and "H" in red, with the club's name around the border. He is the younger brother of rugby league footballers Les and Eric Chisnall.All three Chisnalls played for the Leigh squad at times during their careers, with Dave and Les playing there together for at least one season. The club also have their own supporters clubs, one for the club itself which has folded,[248] and one for fans in the South. [13] In the 190102 season, however, they did finish third in the Lancashire league. St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Hurrell, Percival, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Roby, Lees, Batchelor, Bell, Knowles Interchanges: Lussick, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Paasi, Wingfield Wigan: Field;. [112][113] He held the post for two years before handing over to Billy Benyon. Umbro remained the club's kit suppliers until 1994, when Stag took over. Rugby League; Rugby Union; Snooker; Swimming; Tennis; . James Roby in action alongside Sam Tomkins for England, Three-peat: St. Helens captain, James Roby, lifts the 2021 Super League trophy for the third year in a row alongside his team-mates Jonny Lomax, Morgan Knowles, Lachlan Coote, Mark Percival, Tommy Makinson and Alex Walsmley. [143] 1998 proved to be a trophyless year,[144] and Ellery Hanley succeeded McRae in 1999, after the Australian left for new Super League side Gateshead. BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of St Helens RLFC international players, List of St Helens R.F.C. Close player. "He is the greatest this game has seen and it will be a pleasure to share the field with him in his 500th.". The 198485 season saw the arrival (for one season only) of giant Australian international centre Mal Meninga who quickly became a crowd favourite at Knowsley Road. The arrival of Alex Murphy as coach in 1986[61][120] produced some colourful displays from a team that was widely regarded as an entertaining team to watch, but seemed to be constant runners-up. St. Helens had trailed the match at half-time 126. He saw them soundly beaten in the 2000 World Club Challenge, losing 446 to Melbourne,[146] but lead them to retaining their Super League title in 2000 beating Wigan 2916. [207] They also achieved first place again in the 2008 Super League seasonfor the fourth year running[173]winning the League Leaders Shield, and beat Leeds 3810 for the right to go to Old Trafford to contest the Grand Final. In 1997, yet another change of design that was controversial[according to whom?]